You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself Glossary

You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself Glossary

Compendium

A compilation or collection of detailed and accurate information about a specific subject.

Succumb

To give in to pressure, temptation, or a negative force.

Cobbling

To haphazardly put together using pieces or ideas from something else.

Ultimatum

A demand of terms that cannot be rejected without consequence.

Bias

Prejudice in favor of or against a person, thing, group, and/or idea.

Neutral

Not supporting or endorsing any one side or idea; impartial.

Priming

To be prepared for use or thought in a specific way.

Adaptive

Ability to change and adapt to surroundings or situations.

Dissuading

To persuade against a specific course of action or idea.

Psychedelic

Relating to experiences that are often drug-fueled and expand one’s consciousness.

Brazen

Unashamed; bold.

Skeptical

Unsure; not easily convinced; doubtful.

Heuristic

To discover or learn something one your own.

Debunk

To uncover or expose.

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